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February 21, 2012
Puerto Rican Museum in Chicago promises to revitalize Humboldt Park – Paseo Boricua
from voxxi.com :: Tagged Boricua, Chicago, Illinois, museum, Puerto Rican
Latino fraternity helps prepare high schoolers for transition to college – Lambda Upsilon Lambda fraternity, more commonly known as La Unidad Latina in Illinois
from dailyillini.com :: Tagged Illinois, school
February 20, 2012
Illinois State Sentate: Uphill battle to unseat Antonio “Tony” Munoz in 1st District
from suntimes.com :: Tagged Illinois
Latinos take prominent role in Chicago Auto Show – “We made sure we hired a lot more Latino models this year. We prominently displayed Latino CEOs, and made sure that at least 25% of the vendors at display are Latino owned”
from examiner.com :: Tagged autos, Chicago, Illinois
February 18, 2012
Undocumented immigrants have won “a place at the table where decisions are taken,” 24-year-old activist Rigoberto Padilla-Perez, recently named to the Illinois DREAM Commission
from laht.com :: Tagged activist, Dream Act, Illinois, undocumented
February 17, 2012
Many Suburban Chicago Schools Fail to Provide Bilingual Programs
from latinoedbeat.org :: Tagged bilingual, Chicago, Illinois, school
Evanston succeeds in bilingual programs compared to most Chicago suburbs – More than 80% of Latino eighth-grade students in Evanston-Skokie District 65 schools met state reading standards in 2011 – Illinois
from dailynorthwestern.com :: Tagged bilingual, Chicago, Illinois, school, student
February 13, 2012
Elk Grove group inspires Latino girls (aka Latinas) to reach for college – Illinois
from dailyherald.com :: Tagged Illinois, latina
February 11, 2012
Cook County ICE Detainers: 11 Undocumented Inmates Reoffend, Sparking Outrage
from huffingtonpost.com :: Tagged Chicago, Illinois, undocumented
In CPS, 12% of English-language learners are in the middle grades, and many are at risk of failing in high school. Why? Middle-grades bilingual students present two challenges to schools: teaching adequate English as well as increasingly tough academic content. – Chicago, Illinois
from catalyst-chicago.org :: Tagged bilingual, Chicago, Illinois, school, student
February 10, 2012
Suburban Chicago Schools Lag as Bilingual Needs Grow
from nytimes.com :: Tagged bilingual, Chicago, Illinois, school
February 9, 2012
The number of Latinos taking AP classes has quadrupled in the last decade in Illinois
from stltoday.com :: Tagged Illinois, student
February 5, 2012
Hispanic community celebrates successes, diversity – Quad-Cities, Illinois and Iowa
from qctimes.com :: Tagged Illinois, Iowa, Quad-Cities
February 4, 2012
Starting in March, city-sponsored tours will offer a new view of Chicago’s Hispanic neighborhoods, including their wide cultural, historic and gastronomic offerings.
from laht.com :: Tagged Chicago, Illinois, tourism
Chicago’s college-bound Latino youth getting a new housing option – a Pilsen community group is building a student residence hall at 18th and Paulina streets
from news.medill.northwestern.edu :: Tagged Chicago, Illinois, Pilsen, student
January 31, 2012
‘We can’t live without it’: Library serves as social center for largely hispanic Fairmont City – Illinois
from bnd.com :: Tagged Illinois, library
R.I.P. Dr. Elina Rosa Manghi, 1952-2012 – Psychologist helped establish support group for Spanish-speaking families with autistic children in Chicago
from articles.chicagotribune.com :: Tagged Chicago, Illinois, latina, R.I.P.
Aurora’s Hispanic Heritage Board honors – Eva Serrano, an assistant professor at Aurora University – Illinois
from beaconnews.suntimes.com :: Tagged Illinois, latina, Professor
January 30, 2012
The Office of Hispanic and Latino Student Affairs and the Latino Alumni of Northwestern University hosted their 7th annual Latino Networking Gala Thursday night in the John Evans Alumni Center.
from dailynorthwestern.com :: Tagged Illinois, student
January 27, 2012
One-fifth (20%) of the Latino population of Illinois lives in poverty as a result of the economic crisis according to a study
from laht.com :: Tagged Illinois, poverty, study
December 31, 2011
laht: Pro-immigrant activists in Chicago are celebrating a “Christmas miracle” after an area hospital said it will provide free treatment for undocumented immigrants lacking health insurance, including several who need urgent organ transplants – Rush University Medical Center
from laht.com :: Tagged Chicago, hospital, Illinois, undocumented
December 21, 2011
newstaco: Texas and Chicago Latinos Affected By EPA Mercury Regulations
from newstaco.com :: Tagged Chicago, government, Illinois, Texas
December 15, 2011
chicagotribune: A new study of the Chicago area’s Latino workers shows that they are trapped in low-paying, low-skill industries and could pass this “blue-collar ceiling” to future generations unless educational gaps are addressed.
from chicagotribune.com :: Tagged Chicago, Illinois, study
December 12, 2011
dailyherald: Thousands flock to shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe in Des Plaines, Illinois – Crowds in excess of 100,000 people are expected to attend the two day festival.
from dailyherald.com :: Tagged Chicago, festival, Illinois, Virgin of Guadalupe
December 10, 2011
gozamos: Interview: Cesáreo Moreno, National Museum of Mexican Art Chief Curator – Chicago
from gozamos.com :: Tagged Chicago, Illinois, interview, museum, National Museum of Mexican Art (NMMA)
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